I find it amazing that members from Italy, Costa Rica and Rumania are on-the-ball! The Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm was a major player, but sadly the Annversary is only being celebrated at the Royal Naval Air Station in Cornwall. I was privilege to meet the Swordfish pilot that disabled the Bismarck, ...

Two interesting Youtube clips to view: Johnny Horton's 1960 record 'Sink the Bismarck' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KecIdlEAKhU John (Jock) Moffat - Swordfish pilot - his story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYpiz77JwhQ 27th May not only marks the 70th Anniversary of the sinking but a memory to al...

The Royal Navy has an event at RNAS Culdrose 'Bismarck 70th Commemorations' the only flying Fairey Swordfish from the Historic Flight will perform a flypast. I expect many members have a print of the famous Bismarck, if not then goto: http://www.military-art.com/mall/aircraftinfo.php?AircraftID=36 T...

HMS Antrim's Wessex HAS 3 (Humphrey), dropped two Mk 11 depth charges, the Santa Fe's ballast fuel tanks were damaged. HMS Brilliant's Lynx HAS2 arrived five minutes later and launched a Mk46 homimg torpedo which circled under the submirine, the Santa Fe could not submerge, as the torpedo would then...

This is my first message on this site. HMS Invincible was not hit during the South Atlantic Campaign. The last Exocet-armed Etendard raid on the 30th May did no damage, the exocet was destroyed by 4.5-inch gun fire from HMS Avenger, while HMS Exeter launched their Dart missles, downing two Sky Hawks...